The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
THE LAKE ERIE e. WESTERN.
4 Probability that the General Office
Will Be Located in Indianapolis.
The Interstate Commission Looking Around
for Competent Secretary-lmportant
Changes on the B. & 0.-Local Notes.

G. l.. Bradbury. general manager and D. S.
Hill, general superintendent of the Lake Erie &
Western system, spent yesterday in looking over
matters at the indianapolis terminal. E. Fl.
Scott, late general manager, was with them
portion of the day and showed them what prop
erty they secured at this point by the purchase
of the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago road. and
both officials expressed themselves as being hap
PLY disappointed so much more valuable was 1t
chan they had expected to fnG it. During the
day the gentlemen net a number of the railroad
officials at this point Among them c. f. Hen
derson, general manager of the l.. b. & W., and
DO urged Manager Bradbury to remove his head
quarters to indianapolis, as did other officials
whom he met. Manager Bradbury said be was
gavorably impressed with the idea and probably
within the next sixty or ninety days their head
quarters would be removed from Bloomington
to indianapolis The directors have left the
matter entirely in his hands. During the
forenoon he met V. 7. Malott, and had
= talk which was very satisfactory to both
parties as regards the terminal and dock facili
ties at Michigan City. Mr.. Bradbury said that
the management intended to make Michigan
City a much more important point for the road
than it has been in tho past. One thing that he
will certainly do is to arrange for better train
service between Michigan City and Indianapolis,
putting on for ore thing; night train each
way. He also stated that it is his purpose to
place the L. E. & w. property in first-cass con-
dition; he has the authority so to do and the
money to carry out his plans. A large mileage
ef new steel rails will be placed in the track this
season, and liberal supply of new cross-ties,
and the bridges will be renewed or thoroughly
overhauled He would next contract for the
building of 500 new box cars. The company
will then have equipment of some 4, 900 freight
lars. He also would purchase five new engines.
The company would then have. with those re-
ceived in the purchase of the l., P. & G.
road, eighty-seven good live engines. Manager
Bradbury stated that it was the intention of the
management to make the Lake Erie e. West
ern frst-class east line out of Indanapol
with through cars. The Midland fast-freight
line works over this road. and it is quite proba-
BE that another line may work Indianapolis
business east-bound over the L. Z. 8 W. Like
all railroad men who visit this city, Mr. Brad
bury thought there was great need of more
buildings, suitable for railroad Offices Their
road, if the general Offices are removed here,
would need twenty rooms, and he had not seen
that number of rooms which specially
fitted for railroad Offices and well located that
could be secured; but he had parties who would
look this matter up and what could
be done. Both Manager Bradbury and
General Superintendent Hill expressed
themselves DESTROYS Of making Indian
apolis their headquarters. as it but short
distances from Upton. the center of their road
east and West, and really the most convenient
pont for the location of their general Offices.